Murder raps filed vs 2 Dolphy grandsons

Two grandsons of acknowledged king of Philippine comedy Dolphy were charged for murder before the Quezon City regional trial court Friday over the fatal stabbing of an upholstery shop worker and the wounding of another in December last year. Facing murder and frustrated murder charges were Nicolo Paulo Quizon, 18; and his 16-year-old brother, both residents of 55 Ubay St, Barangay Sienna in Quezon City. The charges were recommended by assistant city prosecutor Donald Lee after finding probable cause against the Quixon brothers. No bail is recommended for murder charges while frustrated murder carries a bail of P200,000. The cases stemmed from the complaints of Pepito Tulabot whose son, Joel, was killed when allegedly attacked by the Quizon brothers early morning of December 19 last year. The incident, which occurred in front of a restaurant along Alcaraza corner Banawe Streets in Quezon City, also resulted in the wounding of Julius Ibañez. Records showed that before the incident, Ibañez, his brother Roland and Joel Tulabot, all workers of the Coventry Square Upholstery Shop, were waiting for a ride to take them to Lourdes Church in Retiro to attend the traditional Christmas midnight mass. Moments later, the accused, said to be armed with bladed weapons, arrived and without provocation, attacked the group of Ibañez. Tulabot was promptly stabbed while the Ibañez brothers managed to run for safety. The accused, however, caught up with Julius who was stabbed on his left arm and was hit on the head with a blunt instrument. Tulabot reached their shop but later on, collapsed. Attending doctors at the Jose Reyes Medical Center in Manila declared Tulabot dead on arrival. In the investigation, Roland identified the Quizon brothers as their attackers, recognizing the accused as the victims used to live also in Ubay Street. In the accused counter-affidavits, the Quizon brothers denied committing the crime, saying they could have been mistakenly identified by the complainants as their attackers. But Lee junked the defense of the accused, giving more credence to the version of the complainants. "In the light of the clear explanation made by Julius that he had known respondents prior to the incident, the case of mistaken identity deserves scant consideration," Lee said in his resolution. "As a matter of fact, respondents themselves categorically admitted their presence and proximity to the crime scene when they witnessed a fight. The fight they were referring to is obviously the very same fight that complainants are also referring to," Lee added. - GMANews.TV